dei

See also: Dei, déi, dèi, deî, dēi, děi, de'i, and dei-

Basque

Noun

dei

1. call (clarification of this definition is being sought)

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Catalan

Noun

dei f (plural deis)

1. dey

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Edopi

Noun

dei

1. cassowary

External sources

• Heljä & Duane Clouse, Kirikiri and the Western Lakes Plains Languages (1993)

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Galician

Verb

dei

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of dar

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Ido

Noun

dei

1. plural of deo

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Italian

Etymology 1

Derived from di (“of”, possession preposition) + i (“the”, definite masculine plural article)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdei/, [ˈd̪ei̯]
• Hyphenation: déi

Contraction

dei

1. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in plural not starting with a vowel, gn, pn, ps, s+consonant, x, y, nor z).

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛi/, [ˈd̪ɛi̯]
• Hyphenation: dèi

Noun

dei m pl (archaic dii)

1. plural of dio

Usage notes

The form of the definite article used with this word is gli.

Gli dei sono scontenti. ― The gods are displeased.

Etymology 3

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

dei

1. (archaic) second-person singular present of dovere

   Synonyms: devi

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Japanese

Romanization

dei

1. Rōmaji transcription of でい

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Latin

Noun

deī

1. nominative plural of deus
2. genitive singular of deus
3. vocative plural of deus

Verb

deī

1. second-person singular present active imperative of deeō

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Low German

Alternative forms

• de

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛɪ̯/, /ˈdaɪ̯/

Article

dei

1. Alternative form of de

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Mandarin

Romanization

dei

1. Nonstandard spelling of dēi.
2. Nonstandard spelling of děi.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Middle English

Noun

dei

1. Alternative form of day

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Navajo

Adverb

dei

1. up, upward

Related terms

• deigo

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse þeir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæɪ/ (example of pronunciation)

Article

dei

1. the (plural form of den and det, usually used in front of adjectives modifying plural nouns)

Pronoun

dei (genitive deira)

1. they

   Veit du kvar dei er?

   Do you know where they are?

2. those

   Dei der borte?

   Those over there?

See also

    Personal pronouns in Nynorsk

	Nominative	Objective case	Genitive/Possessive pronoun
Singular
First person	eg, je1	meg	min, mi, mitt, mine
Second person	du	deg	din, di, ditt, dine
Third person m	han	han, honom2	hans
Third person f	ho	ho, henne	hennar, hennes1
Third person n	det, dat3	det, dat3	dess 4
Plural
First person	me, vi	oss	vår m
Second person	de, dokker	dykk, dokker	dykkar, dokkar
Third person	dei	dei, deim2	deira, deires1
Notes
1No longer part of the official written norm. These non-traditional forms were added to the norm to either approach the Samnorsk ideal or certain dialects.
2Traditional forms that are no longer part of the official written norm. Now primarily used in Høgnorsk texts.
3Never part of official Nynorsk/Landsmål. Primarily used before Landsmål received an official written norm.
4Rare or literary

References

• “dei” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old French

Noun

dei m (oblique plural deis, nominative singular deis, nominative plural dei)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of doit (finger)
   • circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 164 (of the Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, line 1980:

     Un anel d'or trait de sun dei

     she removed a gold ring from her finger

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Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• dī

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”).

Noun

dei m

1. day

Declension

Declension of dei (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	dei	degar, dega
accusative	dei	degar, dega
genitive	deis	dega
dative	dei	degum, degem

Descendants

• North Frisian: däi

  Föhr-Amrum: dai

• Saterland Frisian: Dai
• West Frisian: dei

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German dein, English thy.

Adjective

dei

1. (possessive) your

Inflection

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative and accusative	dei	dei	dei	dei
dative	deim	deinre	deim	deine

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Portuguese

Verb

dei

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of dar

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Scots

More usual form

dee

Verb

dei (third-person singular present deis, present participle deiin, past deid, past participle deed)

1. (South Scots) to die

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Welsh

Alternative forms

• deui (literary)
• doi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dei̯/

Verb

dei

1. (colloquial) second-person singular future of dod

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dei	ddei	nei	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Noun

dei

1. Soft mutation of tei.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tei	dei	nhei	thei
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian dei, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”).

Noun

dei c (plural dagen)

1. day
2. date